Magnapop
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| Magnapop | |
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 From left to right: Chad Williams, Linda Hopper, Ruthie Morris, Scott Rowe (2006)
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Homemade Sister, Swell |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Genre(s) | Power pop, pop rock |
| Years active | 1989-1997, 2005-present |
| Label(s) | Caroline Records Play It Again Sam Records Priority Records Daemon Records |
| Associated acts | Luigi |
| Website | http://magnapop.com/ |
| Members | |
| Linda Hopper Ruthie Morris Scott Rowe Chad Williams |
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| Former members | |
| David McNair Shannon Mulvaney |
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Magnapop are a rock band based in Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1990, the band has consistently included Linda Hopper as vocalist and Ruthie Morris on guitar. The lineup now comprises Hopper, Morris, bassist Scott Rowe and drummer Chad Williams.
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[edit] History
The band originally played under the name Homemade Sister and later Swell before finally settling on the name Magnapop. The band's original line up included bassist Tim Lee (The Wind Breakers, Tim Lee Three) and drummer David McNair (Oh-Ok, Billy James, The Indicators, The True Levellers). The band's first single ("Merry" b/w "Rip the Wreck" and released as Homemade Sister) was played frequently on Atlanta college radio stations, WREK and WRAS during the early 1990s. The band played frequently in Atlanta at such music venues as The Masquerade, The Point, and Variety Playhouse. Their first high-profile show was at the 1991 New York New Music Seminar along with three other bands that were introduced by Michael Stipe[1].
Their self-titled first album was produced by Michael Stipe of R.E.M. as a demo in 1990, to be released on Caroline Records two years later, and re-released by Play It Again Sam Records. They followed it up with Hot Boxing (produced by Bob Mould) in 1994 and Rubbing Doesn't Help in 1996, before their record label folded. In the meantime, bassist Shannon Mulvaney left the group. The band supported R.E.M. on their 1995 world tour.
On January 25, 2005, a re-formed Magnapop released Mouthfeel on the Amy Ray's record label Daemon Records and, in Europe, on DevilDuck Records. Their biggest singles to date are "Slowly, Slowly", "Lay It Down" and "Open the Door."
In May 2006, Magnapop completed a successful tour of Belgium and the Netherlands, and returned to Atlanta to begin work on the followup to Mouthfeel.
[edit] Notable covers and tributes
"Open the Door" has been covered by Eels, and their song "Favorite Writer" was covered by R.E.M. on their Bad Day single in 2003.
Juliana Hatfield wrote "Ruthless" in honor of the band's guitarist after touring with them in 1996 ("We're all gushin', but I swear we really mean it, man/We're all sucking up to Ruthie.")
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Title | Year | Label | Notes |
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| Magnapop | 1992 | Caroline Records | Produced by Michael Stipe |
| Hot Boxing | 1994 | Play It Again Sam Records/Priority Records | Produced by Bob Mould, limited edition contains the bonus tracks Pretty Awful and Merry (Acoustic) |
| Rubbing Doesn't Help | 1996 | Play It Again Sam Records/Priority Records | Produced by Geza X, limited edition contains the bonus tracks Voice Without a Sound and Hold You Down (New Mix), import edition contains Cherry Bomb |
| Magnapop | 1997 | Play It Again Sam Records/Priority Records | Re-release of the original demo with four bonus tracks |
| Mouthfeel | 2005 | Daemon Records/DevilDuck Records |
[edit] Singles and eps
| Title | Year | Album | Notes |
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| Merry/Rip the Wreck | 1989 | n/a | Released as Homemade Sister on Solid Records |
| Sugarland | 1992 | n/a | Tracks: Merry, Garden, Skinburns, and Snake |
| Kiss My Mouth | 1993 | n/a | Tracks: Texas (Demo), Lay It Down (Demo), Precious, and Nowhere |
| Slowly, Slowly | 1994 | Hot Boxing | B-sides: Song #1 (Fugazi cover), Here It Comes (Demo by Ted Nicely), and Puff |
| Lay It Down | 1994 | Hot Boxing | B-sides: The Crush (Demo); Slowly, Slowly (Demo); and Piece of Cake (Demo) |
| Fire All Your Guns at Once | 1996 | n/a | Tracks: Come on Inside (Longer Version), Hold You Down, Voice Without a Sound, and Down on Me |
| Open the Door | 1996 | Rubbing Doesn't Help | B-sides: True Love and Re-Hab |
| This Family | 1996 | Rubbing Doesn't Help | Includes a remix of the title track |
| Big Bright Cherry | 1996 | n/a | Tracks: Puff; Slowly, Slowly; Slowly, Slowly (Demo); The Crush; Here It Comes; and Merry (Acoustic) |
[edit] Compilations
| Title | Year | Track |
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| Here No Evil - A Tribute to the Monkees | 1992 | Pleasant Valley Sunday |
| Delicacy & Nourishment - Lyrics by Ernest Noyes Brookings Vol. 3 | 1992 | Ear (Demo) |
| Outlaw Blues Volume Two - A Tribute to Bob Dylan | 1993 | Every Grain of Sand |
| Mouth Watering Good Music | 1994 | Texas |
| Indie Top 20 - Volume 19 | 1994 | Slowly, Slowly |
| Do Something | 1994 | Slowly, Slowly |
| The-You-Have-No-Alternative + It's A Priority Sampler | 1995 | Skinburns |
| Mad Love - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1995 | Slowly, Slowly |
| Step Right Up - The Songs of Tom Waits | 1995 | Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis |
| Bio-Dome - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1996 | Come on Inside |
| Priority Records 1996 Rock Retail Sampler | 1996 | Juicy Fruit |
| Select Trax - Vol. 6 | 1996 | Open the Door |
| Certain Damage - Volume 72 | 1996 | Come on Inside |
| New Music Monthly - Volume 34 - June 1996 | 1996 | Open the Door |
| Turn It Up & Pass It On - Volume 7 | 1996 | Open the Door |
| Five Ring Circus - 29 Bands from Athens, Georgia | 1996 | Voice Without a Sound |
| Five Ring Circus | 1996 | Voice Without a Sound |
| The Great Summer Pop Sampler | 1996 | Cherry Bomb |
| huH cd 22 | 1996 | Hold You Down |
| Pet Sounds, Vol. 1 | 1999 | Cherry Bomb |
| Crime & Punishment in Suburbia - Original United Artists Motion Picture Soundtrack | 2000 | This Family |
[edit] References
- ^ Gray, Marcus - It Crawled from the South, Da Capo Press, 1997 ISBN 0-306-80751-3
[edit] External links
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